CISPE urges EU to tread lightly on data center water rules or risk driving investment away

CISPE has submitted water policy recommendations to the EU, warning that strict standalone rules on data centers could push operators to relocate. The trade group backs reuse of municipal wastewater, modernization incentives, and digital monitoring tools to curb waste. As climate-driven droughts escalate, analysts agree reforms are overdue—but stress the need for balance between regulation and infrastructure resilience to keep Europe’s tech ambitions onshore.